Collier students awarded Founders Fund scholarships

Twenty-nine Collier County students were awarded $8,000 each in college scholarships by the Founders Fund, Inc.

The scholarships are renewable for four years and given out in $2,000 allotments each year for students who maintain a B or better average. The 29 new scholarship recipients join 70 students already in the scholarship program. Money for scholarships is raised by members and through a golf event held every other year.

Since the Founders Fund was started in 1991, more than $2.5 million in scholarships have been given to more than 500 local students.